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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This particular 5 yr old sounds very insecure. If he asked "but MY picture is better, right?" I would physically touch his arm or head and say, "It's not a contest."  If he interrupted when I began reading to my (quiet) children, the very first time I would put a hand on him, look him in the eyes, and say, "You're welcome to listen, but if you're going to talk I'm going to have to ask you to leave the room. This is a reading time, not a talking time." Then if he spoke again, I'd close the book, stand up, and calmly lead him to the door and say "I told you this was a quiet time. Since you want to talk, why don't you go find your mom/Larla and talk with them since you can't stay here now that you talked." [/quote]

+1!![/quote]

Yes.  Totally appropriate to handle it this way in the future.

I don't think his behavior is typical of the age.  Some five year olds are like that, but many are not.

I'm guessing some of the PPs are right about him being used to having all the adult attention.  My guess is he's also an extravert by personality, which means he's more likely to speak his thoughts out loud.  As extraverts get older, they learn to curb those impulses and let others share the conversation and the attention.  But five is pretty young to learn that skill unless it's been reinforced constantly at home.[/quote]

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